Chapter 44: The World's Customs Decline Day by Day

  The man's lips curled up, and a charming smile emerged.

  Among them were many nobles and aristocrats dressed in luxurious attire, but he stood out with this expression, yet somehow managed to blend in seamlessly without anyone noticing the slightest hint of awkwardness.

  It seems as if he was meant to be one of them all along.

  Such a Yanling Jun

  Chu Sunyang's thoughts suddenly flashed with a moment of dizziness, as if he was still in his previous life, occasionally seen on the golden hall of the imperial court, that long-sleeved and good dancer, the elegant and extraordinary Lord Yanling.

  Perhaps because her gaze had been stagnant for too long, the Prince of Yanling had already noticed from afar. Amidst his conversation and laughter, his eyes subtly condensed and swept over, and when he saw Chu Jiu Yang standing between the flower bushes, his footsteps involuntarily paused. His expression unchanged, he smiled at the person beside him and said, "I have something to attend to, you all go ahead!"

  "Good!" The others were also chatting happily and didn't think much of it.

  Yanling Jun stopped in his tracks and waited until the group of people had walked a distance away before walking towards this side.

  Chu Youyang suddenly came back to himself, hesitated for a moment in his heart, and also felt that there was no need to avoid him, so he stood calmly on the spot waiting for him to approach.

  "What identity did you enter the palace with?" Chu Jiu Yang asked directly, frowning without concealment, his eyes scrutinizing.

  She didn't ask Yanling Jun about his purpose of entering the palace, because judging from this person's character, she knew he would never say.

  Yanling Jun's smile at the corner of his lips disappeared, as if it had never appeared before. The speed of his expression change made Chu Jinyang secretly click his tongue in amazement.

  "I——" Yanling Jun opened his mouth, looking at her, hesitated for a moment before saying, "If I say——"

  His expression was serious, and when he spoke, it seemed as if he was being cautious and tentative.

  Chu Songyang was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from the garden, belonging to Tuoba Rongyao and another person.

  "Princess, someone's here!" The maid cried out in a frightened whisper.

  As for Tuoba Yunji's matter, Chu Nanyang had other plans in mind and didn't want anyone to notice her whereabouts at this time.

  With a quick turn of mind, Chu Youyang swiftly sidestepped half a step to the side and pulled Yunling Jun's collar forward, laughing loudly as he asked, "It's been many days since we last met, what brings you here?"

  The tone was gentle and subtle, with a hint of ridicule.

  Yanling Jun didn't expect it and also took a small step back with his foot.

  The chests of two people almost collided, separated by a faint distance.

  At that time, Chu Youyang's expression was guarded, and Yanling Jun's thoughts were so sharp that he had already pressed one hand on the tree trunk behind Chu Youyang, his smile at the corner of his mouth curved up again as a matter of course. He looked down with sparkling eyes full of laughter and said, "If I say it's to see you, do you believe me?"

  Tuoba Rongyao cast a disgusted glance at the two of them.

  Yanling Jun's body slightly leaned forward, just enough to block Chu Mo's face.

  Tuoba Rongyao didn't think much, and directly walked past with her head held high, intentionally muttering, "Under the bright sky, they are openly flirting in the imperial palace, indeed the world is getting worse."

  The two of them tacitly ignored her.

  Chu Youyang didn't care, but Yanling Jun's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he hesitated before speaking, "I—"

  Chu Youyang shrugged and smiled, then retreated from under Yanling Jun's cover, saying: "I'm troubling you again, sorry about that!"

  Yanling Jun's words were interrupted, and he immediately shifted his gaze to the side, looking at Tuoba Rongyao's back and asking, "Is something wrong?"

  "It's a bit of a thing!" Chu Youyang didn't elaborate with him and just repeated the previous question, "What identity did you enter the palace with today?"

  Looking at him and those people who were just fighting fiercely, this relationship is absolutely not something that can be promoted in one or two days.

  Ke Yanling Jun is a Southerner, letting him so brazenly infiltrate the imperial palace's banquet would become a joke if it got out! No wonder Chu Jiu Yang was on guard against him!

  "It's with an elder," said Lord Yanyang.

  Chu Zhiyang seemed to understand a little and asked, "Is it the elder you mentioned last time that you came to visit on purpose?"

  Yanling Jun frowned, looking straight at her face, and said seriously, "I know you're not sure about my identity, but I can assure you that I don't have any ulterior motives, nor do I have anything to do with the affairs between our two countries. I came here——"

  The Prince of Yanling suddenly stopped talking halfway through his words.

  Chu Youyang just calmly looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

  Two people, four eyes meet.

  Yanling Jun's lips moved a few times, and after a long time, he casually spat out a few words, "I'm here for personal matters."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly stepped aside with his hands behind his back.

  Chu Xiangyang took a wait-and-see attitude towards his words, thinking for a moment, wanting to say something else, when he saw someone from the group that had just left with Yanling Jun come back.

  "Are you here looking for me?" Chu Youyang raised his chin slightly.

  "There are many people and prying eyes here, I'll talk to you later!" Yanling Jun said, taking a quick glance at her before turning around and hurrying forward.

  Chu Youyang took two steps back and avoided the line of sight of the approaching person.

  After the two of them had walked far away, Qing Luan finally came over from a distance, looking suspicious and saying, "Young Mistress, didn't you think that person was very strange?"

  "Spare me!" Chu Yan Yang glared at her with annoyance, "Let's go!"

  Qing Luan Yuan is saying that this person is different when facing the county master compared to others, it's as if...

  Especially awkward? Hmm! Or should I say tense?

  However, Chu Xiangyang obviously misunderstood, and Qing Luan could only temporarily put it aside.

  Chu Youyang took her to a secluded place and whispered a few words in her ear.

  Qing Luan listened and nodded seriously: "Don't worry, Your Ladyship, I will take care of it!"

  "Go!" Qing Luan took care of things, and Chu Sunyang had nothing to worry about. The two parted ways on the spot.

  Just like when he came over, Chu Sunyang still calculated the time accurately and evaded the patrolling Imperial Guards to sneak back into the rear garden of Shoukang Palace, finding the entrance to the dry well and jumping down.

  Tuoba Yunji had been waiting in the dry well for more than half a time, originally thinking that she would come to rescue herself after finishing her business. At this moment, seeing her return, she couldn't help but be surprised, "Why did you come back?"

  "Since we're in distress, we should look like we're in distress." Chu Youyang chuckled and messed up her hairdo with two strokes, then wiped her sleeve against the wall of the well, getting herself covered in dust. Then she sat down at the bottom of the well with a thud.

  She is not Taobao Yunji, who only wants to avoid trouble and does not want to make a scene in the palace. Now that someone has provoked her, she doesn't care whether it's Luo Huanghou's birthday or memorial day, she will stir up heaven and earth to get the compensation she deserves.

  Is she really unable to do anything about it?

  Digression

  Yanling pot is a spoiled and stubborn child, this kid is hard to raise, makes me headache~